Topic: POLITIK - on August 18, 2004 at 6:36:00 PM CEST
Singing Minister Disowns 'Die, Bush' Call
Brazil's culture minister and singing superstar Gilberto Gil is not calling for the death of President Bush, whatever concert-goers might have thought. During "Soy Loco Por Ti America" (I'm Crazy About You, America) -- a song from the 1960s about Latin American dreams of liberation -- the visual display behind the band flashed up an image of the U.S. leader with a noose around his neck and the slogan "Morra, Bush, Morra" (Die, Bush, Die).
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